Marketing

September 21, 2017

Bailey Nurseries Expands Breeding Operations with Debut of Bailey Innovations

Bailey Nurseries has rebranded its in-house and development Plant Introductions, Inc. (PII) to Bailey Innovations. “By renaming our product development arm, it puts a greater focus on one of our primary objectives: bringing the best... more »

September 13, 2017

Ball Seed Announces New Succulent Program From Tagawa Greenhouses

Ball Seed and Tagawa Greenhouses are bringing customers a fresh, new, cutting edge assortment of succulents specially chosen to cover a range of colors, forms and textures. With these trendy selections, Ball Seed customers can... more »

September 12, 2017

Retailers’ Choice Awards Selected at Farwest

Retailers’ Choice Awards at Farwest 2017 were presented to 14 exhibiting firms for awards during a presentation on the Farwest Idea Stage. The Garden Center Group’s Danny Summers lead the retailer search. Products were selected... more »

September 11, 2017

Talking Trends

Each year, Garden Media Group releases its Garden Trends Report for the following year. Today is the first day you can download the trends for 2018! The theme this year is "Nature's Rx for Mental... more »

September 11, 2017

GrowIt! Expands Garden Shops Program

The GrowIt! community launched the GrowIt! Garden Shops program this spring, where independent garden centers and nurseries can post pictures of things they have in stock, and be found by local customers looking for plants... more »

September 11, 2017

Proven Winners Hires Retail Account Manager

Proven Winners is boosting its support of independent garden centers by increasing the level of service provided to ICGs, which comprise roughly 80 percent of its total customer base. Meghan Owens has joined the Proven... more »

September 6, 2017

C. Raker & Sons Sells to Indiana Grower

On Sept. 1, Roberta’s Unique Gardens, Waldron, Indiana, and C. Raker & Sons, Inc., Litchfield, Michigan, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Roberta’s to acquire 100 percent of Raker’s business. The... more »

September 5, 2017

Indie Award Nominations Open Sept. 12

The Indie is back for a seventh year, and Independent We Stand is pulling out all the stops with even more cash and prizes for one lucky winner. STIHL Inc. is the co-founder of Independent We Stand and... more »

August 29, 2017

GCA Bestows Best Bathroom Awards

Garden Centers of America (GCA) is honoring four IGC retailers that have raised the bar for the industry, setting the example with exceptional bathrooms as the winners of the seventh annual GCA Best Garden Center Bathroom Awards. A panel judged... more »

August 28, 2017

Cultivate’17 Hits New Attendance Record

Cultivate’17 saw a record number of 10,016 attendees from 34 countries and across all industry segments at this year’s bigger and bolder event. Cultivate’17 took place at the Greater Columbus Convention Center July 15-18, in... more »

August 25, 2017

Garden Answer Tops 2 Million on Facebook

The gardening social media team known as Garden Answer — Laura and Aaron LeBoutillier —  has reached the 2 million followers mark on Facebook. Garden Answer has helped Proven Winners reach a younger audience —... more »

August 21, 2017

Four Star Greenhouse Publishes 2018 Plants & Programs Catalog

Four Star Greenhouse's new 2018 Plants & Programs Catalog is now available in both digital and printed form. The 216-page growers’ guide details all the available Proven Winners and Proven Selections annuals, perennials and shrubs,... more »